Machine for making sand cores for pipes and other hollow castings.



- J.' R. 'Mom-INE. MACHINE POR MAKING SAND GORES FOR P-IPES AND OTHER HOLLOW CASTINGS.

' APPLICATION FILED APE: 9, 1909.

` J. R. MUWANE. l y Y vIMIACIHNB FOR MAKING -SAND GORES FOR'PIPBS AND IOTHER HOLLOW GASTINGS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9, 1909.. n 954,876.l Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING SAND UOR'BS POB. PIPES AND GTHER HOLLOW GA'SINGS.

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J, R. MGWANE. MACHINE FOR MAKING SAND GORES FOR PIPES-AND OTHER HOLLOW GASTmGS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9, 1909.

' Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

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GORES FOR PIPIIS AND OTHER HOLL OW CASTINGS.

MACHINE FOR MAKING SAND APPLICATION FILED APR.'9, 1909.

Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

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' MACHINE PON MAKING SAND yCOREE FOR PIPES AND OTHER HOLLOW CASTINGS. GATION FILED 'AIIL 9, 1909.

APPLI Patented Apr' J. R.v MCWANE.

GORES FOR PIPES AND OTHER HOLLOW-CASTINGS. APPLICATION FILED APR. 9, 1909.

MAGINB F011 MAKING SAND Ptented Apr. 12, 1910.

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MACHINE EDB MAKING SAND CORES FOIABJAPI'PES AND OTHER HOLLGW CASTINGS.

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Patented Apr. i2, 193m.

Application filed April 9, 1909. Serial No. 488,894.

I Pipes andother Hollow Castings, of which the following is a specication.

The invention relates to improvements in sand core making machines.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of said core making machines, and to provide a simple, ellicient and comparatively'A inexpensive core making machine, capable of. expeditiously manufacturing sand cores in a vertical posi tion and in the pits where the pipes or other castings are molded, thereby reducing the cost ot' constructing the cores and lesser-ring the handling thereof.

A further object ofthe invention is to pro- 'vide a machine of this character, capable of producing a sand core of uniform hardness,

thereby obviating the danger of breaks in the core and consequent loss in casting, or roughness of the interior of the pipe. j

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists -in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes inthe form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacriicing any of the advantages of the invention.

ln the drawings z-Figure lis a side elevation of a core making machine, constructed'in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalvicw, taken diametri@- ally of the machine, the horizontal cylinders being in elevation. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken diagonally of the machine, the vertical cylinders beingin elevation. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view, taken substantially on the line #le-1l of Fig. 2 and illustrating the arrangementot the parts on the bottom or bed plate. Fig. 5 is a similar view, taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2 and illustrating the arrangement of the parts on one ot Jdie intermediate plates. Figlb" is a horizontal sectional view, illustrating the arrangement of the pipe connections for operating the vertical and horizontal cylinders. Fig. 7 is an elevation, illustrating the arrangement of the pressure controlling valves and the pipe connections. Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view of one of the horizontal cylinders and showing the connection between the same and its compressing member. Fig. 9 is a detail sectional view, taken substantially o n the line9 construction of the adjustable abutment of the compressing member. Fig. 10 is a detail view, illustrating the construction for adjusting the movable abutment of the compressing member. Fig-.'11 is a vertical sectional view of one-of the vertical cylinders and the lower toggle connection between the same and the adjacent angle member. Fig. 12 is a detail sectional view on the line 12-12 of Fig. ll. Fig. llis a detail sectional view, illustrating the construction of the body portion of the vertical cylinders. Fig. 14 is a plan view ot the bottom or bed late. Fig. 15 is a sectional view on the line 15-15 of Fig. lll. 1 Fig. lo is a similar view .on the line 16-16 of 1d. Fig. l? is a detail sectional view of the central ortion ofthe vbed or bottom plate, illustrating the construction of the grooves or openings for the escape of the saine. F ig. 18 is an enlarged detail sectional view, illustrating the construction of the angle members and the compressing members of the core box. Fig 19 is a detail view of one of the vertical toggle actuating connecting rods.

Lilie numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the gures of the drawings.

The frame of the machine comprises in its construction top, bottom and intermediate horizontal plates l, 2 and 3, spaced apart by vertical tubes or sleeves d and 5 and con nccted with each other by vertical rods 6, passing through the tubes and piercing the horizontal plates l, 2 and 3 and having their upper and lower ends threaded for the reception of nuts 'l' and S. The horizontal plates, which are preferably circular, form platforms for supporting the actuating mechanism of the machine, and the tubes or sleeves 5, which are interposed between' the intermediate plates 3 and between the'bottom plate 2 and the adjacent intermediate plate, are of greater diameter than the tubes or sleeves 4, which support the top plate.

The top and intermediate plates are provided witli central openings 9 and l0, which 9 of Fig. 8, and illustrating the los llO

also be provided at intervals, as shown,

- with openin s to reduce the weight of the machine. T e lower end of the core bar is exteriorly tapered, and the bed or bottom plate 2 has a socket consisting of a `central downwardly tapered opening 1n which a tapering bushing 13 is fitted. The bushing, which is adapted to receive the wear, has an interior taper to fit the lower end of the core bar, and it is adapted to be removed and replaced by a. new bushing without discard# ing the bottom or bed plate. The upper face of the bottom or bed plate is centrally recessed and is equipped wit-h a circular face plate 14 of steel or other suitable material having its upper face arranged in flush 'relation with the adjacent portions of the upper surfaces of the bottom or bed plate.

The face plate is provided at the socket with a central opening, and it projects over and engages the upper edge of the said bushing to retain the same in place. The removable face plate and the bed plate are pierced to provide an annular series of inwardly tapered approximately sector-shaped openings 15, and grooves 16 extend inwardly from the inner ends of the openings to the upper of spaced san edges of the bushing, which is provided with notches 13x1 forming continuations of thev grooves. rThe grooves 16 have inclined bottoms and form an annular series of chutes or passages for the escape of any sand accumulating on the central portion of the plate after the removal of a sand core.

The core bar or. barrel 11 is provided at intervals with perforations 1i' for the 'escape of gases givenoff during the operation of molding. rl`he core bar previous to its introduction into the machine is coated with clay wash, or other adhesive material to cause the sand to adhere to it, and the ma chine is equipped with a core box composed compressing members 18 and intervening sand confining members 19, arranged verticnlly at the center of the machine and constituting the walls of the core box and forming a chamber for the recep-v tion of the core bar and the sand. The sand compressing members are diametrically ar'- ranged and arey movable inwardly and outwardly dianietrically of the machine to compress the sand around the core bar, while the other sections 19 are diagonally1 arranged y and are movable inwardly and outwardly in diagonal directions to arrange them in osition andv to withdraw them for carrying theirsharp corners, hereinafter described, clear of the core so as not to break the sand or otherwise injure the core.

The sand compressing members are provided with arcuate inner faces 2O and they havev straight tlat side faces 21, arranged in parallelism; The outer or rear faces vof the sand compressing members or sections are recessed or hollowed out toA form opposite sides and a connect-ing inner portion to lighten the sections or members, 't-he latter -aroundzthe core bar and provide a smooth compact sand core bar, the pressure and the adhesive coating of the core bar causing the sand to adhere perfectly and enabling a true core to be constructed to within a short distance of the extreme upper ends of the sections or members. In practice the sections or members will be of a length slightly in excess of the length of the pipe to be molded, so that in event of any slight imperfection in the sand at the extreme top of the machine, a perfect core of the desired length for molding the pipe will be produced.

.The sections or members 19 are approximately triangular in cross section and have inner sharp corners and flat side faces 23,

which are presented to the flat side faces of the sand compressing members. The side faces 23 of theA angle members are arranged in parallelism with `the side faces of the adjacent anglemembers, and when the latter lining the sand around the core bar.

In the formation of a sand core, thecorner ,or angle members are first moved inward to arrange them in position. The sand is then delivered to the core chamber by any suitable means and the compressing members are then moved inward to press the sand around the core bar. Preparatory to removing thecompleted core from the machine, the corner members are first moved outward to carry their sharp angles clear of the core, and thcn the compressing members are 'moved away from the core to release the same. .T he com' pleted core maythen be removed from the machine without injury, and in practice the core maybe lifted out ofthe machine by means of a crane, or Athe machine may be connected at the bottom with hydraulic, or other means for moving it downward from the core, 'which-is then blackedand dried. By constructing the sand coresin this man- 'ner they lmay be made in the pits where the pipes are molded, which will greatly reduce the cost of manufacture and will also lessen the handling of the cores and the liability of injuring the same.

The sand compressing members are pro-l wear to a minimum. These grooves or channels 25 are formed in the wear plates as well as in the adjacent portions of the side faces of the compressing members. The plates 24, which receive the greatest amount of friction and the wear, are detachably secured in the side recesses of the compressing members by screws 2G, and are adapted to be readily replaced when worn.

Each of the spaced angle members is moved inward and outward, and is held stationary at the limit of its inwardmovement by mechanism comprising a plurality of toggles 20, a vertical cylinder 27 and a vertical connecting rod 28, operated by the cylinder 27 and connected with each of the toggles and adapted to simultaneously straighten or break the same, whereby the angle bar is moved inward and outward in a vertical position. rlhe vertical cylinders are operated by hydraulic fluid pressure, and are connected together as hereinafter fully explained, whereby a simultaneous inward and outward movement of the angle members is effected. Each toggle 26a comprises an outer lever 2) and an inner lever composed of two screws 30 and a connecting nut 3l, having right and left hand threads and adapted to adjust the screws to vary the length of the toggles for maintaining the angle lever in its perpendicular position and to arrange the angle member the desired distance from the center ot the machine, when the said angle member is at the limit of its inward movement. The parts are secured in their adjustment by means of jam nuts 31a, arranged at the ends of the connecting nut. The toggles are located at the upper faces of the horizontal plates and at the upper sections of the bottom and intermediate .plates 2 and 3, which are provided with integral upstanding portions 32, forming shoulders for the outer ends of the toggles. The inner and outer ends of thevtogglescare connected with the-angle members and with the upwardly extending 'portions 32 of the plates 2 and 3 by means o f brackets 33 and 34, provided with spaced ears 35 and 36 between which arepivoted eyes 37 and 38 of l The side faces of the toggles by pins 39 and 40, arranged in Aregistering openings of the eyes and the ears. The toggle lever 29 is provided at its inner end with spaced ears 41, receiving an eye 42 of the adjacent screw of the inner toggle lever 30, the -parts being connected by a pivot or pin 43, which also connects the togglelever with the connecting rod 28.

The connecting rod, which extends through suitable openings of thed intermediate plates, is provided at its upper and lower ends with spaced ears 44 and 45, which receive the top and bottom toggles, and it has an intermediate opening 46 in which the intermediate toggle is pivoted. Thev connecting rod is constructed in sections and is provided between the bottom plate and the adjacent intermediate plate with an adjustable connection, consisting of a nut 47 having right and left hand threads and receiving right and left hand threaded portions of the adjacent sections, which are also equipped with jam nuts 48 for securing the parts in their adjustment. The connecting rod is also provided between the intermediate plates with an adjustable connection 49, constructed similar to that heretofore described. The adjusting devices of the connecting rod enable the toggles to be properly adjusted. The lowe'rmost section of the connecting rod is provided with spaced collars 50, forming opposite shoulders and receiving between them a sectional arm 5l, consisting of plates having opposite grooves 52 to provide an together by means of bolts 53, arranged in pairs at opposite sides of the connecting rbd; The outer portions 54 of the plates are spaced apart to receive the upper end of a link 55, which connects the arm with the piston 56 of the vertical cylinder 27.. The ends of the link 55 are pivoted to the arm 51 and to the piston, which is equipped at its upper end with a yoke57. The sides of the yoke receive the lower end of the link, and the bottom of the yoke is provided with a threaded socket for the reception'of the upper end 58 of thepiston 56,- which is .also threaded and which receives a jam nut 59 for engaging the yoke 57.

"W hen the piston is moved upward by the means hereinafter described, it carries with it the connecting rod and operates through the same to break the toggle/s and withdraw tion in the formation of a sand core, and when the piston is moved in the opposite direction, the -toggles are straightened and the angle member is moved inward to its opert ative position, thetoggle's limiting the in- 125v t ward movement of the angle lever and also l operating to lock the same against outward movement. The cylinders 27, which may be of any-preferred construction, are providedat'their lower ends with spaced legs 60,130

opening for the connecting rod and secured 100 j the angle member from its operative posi- I i is prefera whichstraddle the outer portions of the toggles. The legs G0, which support the cylinders abovethe horizontal plates, are substantially L-shaped, the lower portions forming feet and being bolted or otherwise secured to the horizontal plates.

The pressure is applied to the compressing members by means of a plurality of horizontal cylinders 61, arranged at intervals and mounted upon the bottom and intermediate horizontal plates. The horizontal platesare provided with upwardly extending portions G2, forming shoulders orstops against which iit bed plates G3 of the horizontal cylinders. Each horizontal cylinder, which ma be of any preferred construction, bly provided with the bed plate G3, formed integral with the cylinder and bolted or 4otherwise secured to the horizontal supporting' plates 2 and 3 of the frame of the machine. The outer ends of the bed plates 63 are recessed attet to receive the inner edge of the upwardly extending portions 62 of the'supporting plates 2 and 8.

Three cylinders are employed for actuating each of the sand compressing members, but their number may be varied with the size of the compressing member, as will be readily Y understood. Each cylinder is equipped with a horizontally movable plunger 65, provided with a threaded socket 66 for the reception of a screw 67, which loosely connects. the

I plunger with the compressing member. The

screw 67 is provided at an intermediate point with a head 68, which tits against the end of the plunger 65. The outer portion of the screw is threaded from the terminal to the head 68 and extends into the socket 66. The inner portion 69 of the screw entends through an opening 70 of a bracket 71, consistinv of an intermediate substantially U- shaped portion and terminal attaching portions, which are secured by screws 72,`or other suitable fastening devices to a block 73. The terrninal of the inner portion or stem 69 of the screw is threaded for the reception oit a nut 74, located within the bracket and arranged to engage the same.

when the plunger moves outward to Withdraw the sand compressing member from th'e`sand core. The nut 74 is held against rotaiy movement by means of a pin orlrey 75, and when the plunger is at the limit of its outwardmovement, as illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawings, the nut 74 is in contact with the inne1 face of the'braclret 71. .The head 68 is then spaced from the bracket and when theplunger is moved inward it has a limited travel before the innerv nd of the screw engages 'an adjustable abutment 76. This limited movement of the plunger enables the same to be put in motion before pressure is applied to the compressingnnember, so that the fullietiect of the motive power is obtained. The block 7 3 is mounted estreme .on the compressing member, being secured to. the' same by upper and lower screws 77.

The adjustable abutment is wedge-shaped, as illustrated in Fig. 9 of the drawings, and it is provided with a dove-tailed inner portion 7 8, which slides in a. dove-tailed groove or way 79 of the bloclr 73. The block 78 is 'grooved to receive the adjustable abutment, and it presents angularly disposed faces to the same. The .wedge-shaped abutment is provided at its'smaller end with an inwardly extending vertically disposed lip or fiange 80 to which is connected an adjusting screw 8l, having a polygonal outer portion and provided with a threaded inner portion, engaging a threaded opening or socket 82 of Athe block 73. The lip or flange 80 is provided with a horizontal slot or bifurcation SO, and the screw 81 has a smooth portion to operatel in t-he said slot or'bif-nrcationSO, and it is provided with spaced collars or shoulders 83 engaging the inner and outer faces of the lip or Harige. 80 and preventing .longitudinal movement of the screw through the slot or opening 801. This connection between the screw and the lip or ange, however, permits the latter to have the necessary inward and outward movement incident to the longitudinal movement of the wedge-shaped abutment. l/Vhen the adjust-v ing screw 8l is rotated, the abutment, which is inthe form of a solid block, is moved horizontally and its outer face is carried inward or outward with respect to the compressing member. This enables the sand compressing members to be accurately positioned with relation to the plunger, so that the said compressing members will form a true circle and occupy the desired position at the limit of their inward movement.

The cylinders are provided with opposite ports for enabling the pipes to be coupled to them at either side, and the ports or openings not in use are lu ged in the usual manner. The vertica cy inders are simultaneously operated by a controlling valve 84, equipped with a suitable operating lever 85 and having upper and lower pipe connections 86 and 8 The upper pipe connections 86 extend in opposite directions from the valve 84 and are coupled to the vertical cylinders at the upper orts 88 thereof, while the lower pipes 8 which are similarly arranged, are coupled to the vertical' cylinders at the lower ports 89. The upper ports admit the Huid pressure to the cylinder above the piston head 90, and thev lower ports 89 admit the fluid pressure beneath the said piston heads 90. The pipes 86 and 87 alternately become Ateed and exhaust pipes accordin to the position of the valve 84. irVhen fini pressure is permitte/d to tiow through the upp'er pipes 86 to the ipper portions of the vertical cylinessere ders, the other pipes 87 become exhaust pipes and permit the Huid to ow from the lower portions of the cylinders 2T. rThis operates to straighten the toggles and move the angle members inward.' lxVhen iluid pressure is permitted to flow through the pipe connections 87 to the lower'portions of the vertical cylinders 27 for raising the piston to break` A the toggles, the upper pipes 8G operate as ex 'from the valve 84, as it must possess suiiicient the fluid to flow haust the vertical cylcapacity `to control the admission of the intermediate horizontal Thev pipes feed and exhaustpipes,

of the same Jfrom the which are located at plate and also at the p plates, whereas only one set of vertical cylinders is employed.

uid to and escape horizontal cylinders, the bottom horizontal 'Any desired construction of controlling valve may be employed, and as the particular construction thereof does not constitute any portion ofthe present invention, ldetail illustration and description of the same are deemed unnecessary.

They controlling valve a is connected by upper and lower pipes `92 and 93 with vertical or riser pipes 94 and 95, extending from the bottom supporting plate to a point above the upper intermediate plate and provided adjacent to the bottom and intermediate support-ing plates with couplings, arranged in pairs. The couplings of the pipe 94 receive pipes 96, which extend to the inner ends ot the horizontal cylinders, and the and another riser pipes 95 are connected by pipes 97 with the outer ends of the horizontal cylinders. 92 and 93 and their respective connections with the innerA and outer ends of the horizontal cylinders alternately' become Y and when one set of pipe connections is used for conducting Huid pressure to one end of the horizontal cylinders, the other setis operating as exhaust pipes for permitting the iiuid pressureA to escape from the opposite ends of the horizontal cylinders. By this construction the plungers of the horizontal cylinders are simu taneously operated to move 'the sand compressing members of the core box inward or outward. The horizontal cylinders are provided with inner ports or openings 9S with which the ipes 96 are connected, and the outer ends o the cylinders are provided with ports or openings 99 to which the pipes 9T extend. The osition of the'pipe connections may he varied to arrange them out ot the way and in the most advantageous place, and their number and arrangement will vary with the number oi cylinders with that the number -70 members oi the' core box and the number and arrangement of cylinders for operating the sections or members of the core 'box may be varied to adapt the machine for making sand cores of diierent diameters and for use in casting articles other than ipes.

Havino thus fully describe my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A core making machine provided with a core box including spaced compressing members movable inward and outward with respect to the center of the core box to compress the sand around a core bar, and other members arranged between the compressing members and movable outwardly and inwardly to clear the core, and means for operating the said members.

2. A core making machine comprising a core box including a set of compressing members spaced apart and movable inwardly and outwardly, and another set of vmembers operating between the compressing members and lmovable inwardly and outwardly to clear the 'sand core, and means for simultaneouslyoperating the set of compressing members, and separate members for simultaneously operating the other members independently of the compressing members.

3. A core making machine comprisinvF a 100 i; core box including a set of compressing members movable inwardly and outwardly,

set of members operating between the compressing members and movable inwardly and outwardly to clear the sandcore, means for operating the second set of members and for locking the same at the limit of their inward movement, and other operating means for actuating the compressing members. Y

4l. A core Amaking machine comprising a core box including spaced compressino' members movable inwardly and outwardly, and o'hcr members located between the com pressing members and movablev inwardly and outwardly to clear the core,"and means -or operating the second set of members and for locking the same in a xedposition at the limit of their inward movement and in spaced relation to provide passage-ways or guides or the compressing'=` members, andA means for moving the said compressing members inward through the passage-ways after the other members have beenl `moved inward. 5. A core making machineL comprising a core box including compressing members movable inwardly and outwardly and'located at intervals and having inner sandengaging faces arranged to l. substantially completely shape a core when the iio compressing-members are at the limit of their inward movement, and. other members located between the compressing members and cooperating with the same to confine the sand in the core box until the compressing members arrive at the limit of their inward movement, and means for operating the members. I

6. A core making machine comprising a core box including compressing members` movable inwardly and outwardly and arianged at intervals and having inner sandengaging faces arranged to substantially meet and completely shape a core when the compressing members are at the limit of their inward movement, and other members located betweenthe compressing members and cooperating with-'the same to confine the sand in the core box andmovable incore, and meansfor operating the members. l 7. A core making machine comprising a core box including compressing members 'movable inwardly and outwardly and arranged at intervals and having inner sandengaging faces arranged' t6' substantially meet an completely shape a coiewhen the compressing members are at the limit of their inward movement, and other members located between the compressing-members and coperating with the same to conne the sand in the core box and movable inwardly and outwardly to clear the sand core, means for operating the second setof members independently of the compressing members and for locking the former in spaced relation at the limit of their inward movement to form guides for the compressing members?, and means for operating the latter.

8. A core making machine. provided with a core box including -a plurality of sand compressing members spaced apart and movable inwardly and outwardly, and a plurality of guiding members located between the compressing members and arranged to form guides for the same and cooperating therewith to confine the sand in the core box, said guiding members being movable to clear the sand'core.

9. A core making machine provided with a core box including a plurality of compressing members movableV inwardly and outwardly and having-arcuate sand engaging faces arranged to ,meet and. form a complete cylindrical coremold when the compressing members are at the limit of their inward movement, and spaced guiding -members arranged between the compressing members and. forming guides .for the same and cooperating therewith to confine the sand within. the core box until the compressing members'reach the limit of their vinward movement. 1 f

l0. A core making machine provided with a core box including spaced compressing waidly and outwardly to clear the sandl 'gaging faces arranged ranged guiding members saliste ing members to confine the sand in the core box.

l1'. A core making machine provided with a core box including spaced compressing members movable inwardly and outwardly rangedto meet and forina complete core .when the compressing members are at the .and having inner sand-engaging faces arlimit of their inward movement, spaced an- 1 gle guiding members arranged between the compressing. members and presenting fiat vguiding faces to the same and cooperating with the compressing members to confine the sand in the core box, means for operating the compressing members, and separate means for moving Athe angle members inward prior to the compressing movement of the'other members and for moving the angle members outward before the releasing move-- ment of the compressing members is effected.

12. A core making machine' ii'ovidedwit-h a core box including spaced1 compressing members movable inwardly and outwardly' and having dat side faces, and spaced angle members provided with flat guiding faces and movable inwardly and outwardly to arrange them to form guides for the compressing members and to cari-y the' core.

13. A core making machine provided with a core box composed of diametrically arranged compressing members provided with.

fiat side faces andhaving inner sand-ento meet and compfletely shape' a core, and diagonally lari having fiat guiding faces arranged at right angles to each other and adapted when the angle members .are atthe limit of their vinward movement to fit against the fiat faces of the compressing members for guiding the latter.

14.. A core making machine provided with a core box including movable members having contiguous flat faces, one of the members being provided with a groove or chan'nel arranged to receive the sand or grit, and means for operating the members.

15. A core making machine provided with a core box includin'o' movable members having contiguous flat faces, one o f the members being provided with a plurality of longitudinal channels arranged to receive the sand or grit, and means for operating the members.

16. A core making machine. including a plurality of spaced guiding members movm clear of the ile essere tween the guiding members 17. A core makingmachine including a plurality of spaced guiding members movable inwardly and outwardly, toggle levers ,connected with the guiding members for actuating the same and for locking the guiding members at the limit of their inward movement, a plurality of compressing members movable through the spaces betweenA the guiding members, and cylinders having plungers connected with the compressing members.

18. A core making machine comprising a core box including spaced guiding -members movable inwardly and outwardly, and coinpressing members operable through the spaces between the guiding members, toggle levers arranged in sets and located at intervals and connected with the guiding members for actuating the same and for locking the guiding members at the limit of their inward movement, cylinders having pistons connected with the sets of toggle levers for simultaneously straightening and breaking the saine, and means for operating the comsame and tor locking the said pressing members. Y

19. A coie making machine comprising a core box including spaced guiding members movable inwardly and outwardly, and com- .pressing members operable through the spaces between the guiding members, toggle levers arranged in sets and located at intervals and connected with the guiding members for actuating the same and for locking the guiding members at the limit of their inward movement, rods connecting the toggle levers of each set and provided with arms, cylinders having pistons connected with the arms for simultaneously actuating the connecting rods, and means for operating-the compressing members.

20. A core making machine compri-sing a vertical core box including spaced guiding members, and compressing members operable through the spaces between t-he guiding members, horizontal toggle levers connected with the guiding members for actuating the guiding members in their guiding position, vertical rods connecting the toggle levers, cylinders 'having vertically movable pistons connected with the rods, and means for actuating the compressing members.

2l. A core making machine comprising a ven-tical core box including spaced guiding members, and compressing members operable through the spaces between the guiding members, horizontal toggle levers connected with the guiding members for actuating the same and for locking the said guiding members in their guidingl position, vertical rods connecting the toggle levers, cylinders having vertically movable pistons connected with the rods, and other cylinders having horizontally movable plungers for the compressing members.

22. A core making machine comprising a vertical core box having a movable member, a plurality ot horizontal toggles connected with the member and arranged at intervals, a vertical rod connecting the toggles, and a vertical cylinder having a piston connected :with the rodv at the lower portion thereof,

said cylinder being provided with legs straddling the lowermost toggle'.

23. A core making machine comprising a core box including 'a movable member, a

plurality Vo toggles arranged at intervals and connected at one end to the movable ,member and pivoted at the other end to a fixed support and having longitudinally adjustableA sections, and means connected with the toggles at an intermediate' point for straightening and breaking the same in uni- A son.

24. A core making machine comprising a frame provided at intervals with horizoiital supporting plates having projecting portions forming shoulders,` a vertical core boxextending through the said plates and including a movable member, brackets mounted on the movable member and on the shouldersv of the projecting portions of the trame, toggles connected with the brackets, and a rod connectingthe toggles for operating the same. in unison.

actuating roo 25. A core making machine comprising p core box including a movable member, a cyler Jfor actuating the inder having a plun an adjustable abutmovable member, an

ment interposed between the plunger and the movable member. Y

26. A core making machine comprising a core box including a movable member,a cylinder having `a plunger for actuating the movable member, and an adjustable substantially wedge-shaped abutment interposed between the plunger and the member.

27. A core making machine comprising a core box including a movable member, -a cylinder having a plunger for actuating the movable member, a wedge-shaped abutment interposed between the plunger and the movable member and slidably connected with the latter, and means for adjusting the abutment.

28. A core making machine comprisin a t core box having a movable member, a cy in-.

der having a plunger ber, means for connecting the plunger with the movable member, said means permitting ,a limited independent movement of the plunger, and an adjustable abutment for controlling such independent movement.

for actuating the mem' v plun er and having a dove-tailed portion provided with a doye-tailed groove, a. cylinbracket, and a nut mounted on the stem and 29. A core making machine comprising a core bon havinga movable member, a bracket f mounted on the movable member,- a cylinder having a plunger, means carried by the plunger and connected with the bracket and having a limitedmovement independent of the member, and an adjustable abutment interposed between the plunger and the member for controlling such independent n1ovei ment.

30. A core making machine comprising a core box including a movable member, a cylinder having aplunger for actuating the movable member, a wedge-shaped abutment interposed between the plunger and the movable member and provided with a projecting portion having an opening, and an adjusting screw operating the Vopening of the projecting portion oi". the abutment for adjusting the latter. Y

3l. A core making machine comprising a core box-including a movable member, a block mounted on the movable member and der havin a plun able mem er, an interposed between er for actuating the movan adjustable abutment the member and the slida le in the dove-tailed groove of the block. Y r

32. A core making machine comprising a 'core box including a movable member, a bracket carried by the movable member, a cylinder having a plunger for actuating the movable member, and a screw carried by the plunger and provided with a head and having a projecting stem extending' through the arranged Within the bracket in spaced rela-- tion with thehead of the screw.

33. A core making machine comprising a core box including a movable member, a bracket carried by the movable member, a cylinder having a plunger for 'actuating the movable member, and screw carried by the plunger'and provided with a head and having a projecting stem extending through the Y bracket, a nut mounted on the stem and arranged within the bracket in spaced relation with the'head of the screw, and an adjustable abutment carried by the member and arranged in the path of the screw. A

34. A core making machine comprising a frame provided with a plurality of hori. zontal supports, a vertical core box including a movable member, a plurality of cylinders mounted on the supports of the frame and having plungers connected with the movable member, and means for simultaneously operating the plungers.

35. A core making machine comprising' a frame provided with a plurality of horizontal supports, a vertical core box including a movable member, cylinders mounted on the horizontal supports and provided with plungers for actuating the movable member, means for connecting the pluugers with the movable member to permit a limited independent movement ot' the former, adjustable abutments mounted ou the' movable member and interposed between the same and the plungers, and means for simultaneously operating the latter.-

36. A core making' machine comprising a frame 4provided with a plurality of horizontal supports, avertical core box composed of spaced compressing members mov* able'inwardly and outwardly1 and guiding members arranged between the compressin members andalso movablel inwardly an outwardly, horizontal cylinders mounted on the supports and having plungers connected with the compressing members, toggles located at the said supports and connected with the same and with the guiding members, rods connected with the toggles for simultaneously strai the same, and vertical. cylinders having pistons connected with the rods.

3?."In a core making machine, the combination of a frame comprising a .bed plate having a socket arranged to receive the lower end of a core bar to support the same in a vertical position, and a plurality of spaced horizontal supporting plates located above the bed plate and having alined openings, a core box including movable members operating in the said openings, and means supported by the said plates and connected with the movable members ofthe core box at spaced points altng the same for operating the said members.

38. A core making machine Acomprising a frame provided at 'the bottom with a bed plate having an open downwardly tapered socket arranged to receive the lower tapered end of a core bar orfsupporting the Same in a vertical osition, a core box including movable mem ers arranged in spaced relation with the socket, and means for open ating the 'movable members. H

39. A core making machine comprising a frame havingfa tapered socket and provided thereat with a removable bushing adapted to receive the lower tapered endvo a core ing corresponding with the socket, Said plate extending over the upper edges of and.

engaging the bushing, a vertical core box having movable members arranged in spaced `relation with the socket, and vmeans for op erating the movable members.

40. A'core making frame, a vertical core box including movable members, and means for supporting a core bar in a vertical position-within the core box, said frame being provided at the lower endfof the core box with a plurality of openin s for the escape of the sand.

al. core making machine comprising a bar, a removable face plate having an openmachine comprising a frame,

a vertical core box including movable members, and means for supporting a core bar in a vertical' position within the'core box, saidiframe being provided at the lower end` ofthe openings and having grooves extending inwardly and forming channelsfor the escape of the sand.

42. A core making frame provided at the bottom with a -core bar-receiving socket and having an annular series of openings spaced from the socket, said frame being also provided with grooves or gutters extending inwardly Jfrom the openings and terminating adjacent to the socket and provided with inclined bottoms, a vertical core box including movable members, and means for operating the same.

43. A ycore making machine including a vertical core box having movable compressing and guiding members, lioriz'ontalcylincore box with a plurality of machine comprising a,l the valve ders having plungers for operatingthecomressing members, vertical cylinders -provided with pistons, mechanism connected with the pistons of the vertical cylinders for operating the guiding members of the core-box, means Jfor simultaneously operating the plungers including a controlling valve, and pipe connections extendingfrom to the horizontal cylinders, and

separate means for operating the `vertical. 4

cylinders comprising a valve, and pipe conneetions between the same and the vertical cylinders.

In testimony7 that I claim the lforegoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signa;

tiir'e in thev presence of two witnesses.

I JAMES n. MGWANE. Witnesses:

J. W. BEMIs,

R B. WILSON. 

